St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-15
from the text. "He took upon Him the

IIOIn the UeXC, lie UOOK upon 1lul IIlc
form of servant" 2-7. 80
In that lowly form there dwelt what
Tennyson has called the ''highest, holi-
est manhood" Slowly but surely the
world is learning that humble and faith
full service is the ''highest and hOliest
action" Lords and masters of the
ancient style are giving way to the
people. The people are learning to
exalt those who serve them best. Ihe
divine right of kings by reason OF blood
is fiction of an inferior age. The
divine right of manhood by reason OF
work well done is the rule now rapidly
coming into use. That rule is as
thoroughly Christian as it is matter OF
fact. Humble yet glad and faithful
performance Of duty for the good of
man and the glory of God is about the
sum total of our mission here. In this,
as in all else that is best, Jesus is the
ultimate example. To him must be the
Christians final appeal-and for that
matter the worlds.
In the character of servant Christ
commended himself to the world. He
saw scribes, rabbis, lawyers, soldiers,
statesmen. kings, emperOrS and great
host of dignitarieS in titles, all bidding,
each in his own little way for praise
and place. He found every sort OF great,
ness but that of humility. That feld
he found all vacant. He entered 1t and
began to play new role IN the WOfldfS
drama. He said: Behold in me the
greatness of a kindly heart, of helping
hand. of duty manWard thoroughly
done. He said will be your Lord by
being your servant. Your master shall
be your minister. Your king shall wash
your feet. Jesus chose poverty and
peasants coat in which to reveal the
only true royalty. That revelation
shows that there is only one
kind of greatness in the world
the greatness that inhereS in the man.
The man himself is revealed by what he
does. If Jesus ever claimed greatness
it was because of his goodness. He
preached the lordShip of love, and asked
for the service of men because he served
them. Not all men are living up to that
rule. Not all Christians are SO like
Christ. 1t is long road from barDarlsm
to civilization, and the war between
SelfiShneSS and Self-Sacrifice is one that
goes forward through the ages. There
come TO pass that the accidents OF birth
and titles are of little consequence.
Why is not one man as reverend as an
other, if both are alike honest and use
full in their respective spheres? Our
newspapers have wholesome lrreyer-
ence in dealing with preachers, princes
and presidents, merely because they are
such. But also, except political campaigns
reference enough in dealing with them
as men. At the recent parade OF royalty
in England we laugh in our sleeve.
These kings, queens, princes and prln-
cesses and royal cOnsorts are but the
figure heads in a political game OF chess
that is played by the people. Which IS
the greater, or better, or more uSe1ul
man, the capitalist, who builds the
house with his money, or the mason
who builds it with his hammer? winch
is more reverend, the clergyman or the
grave-digger, provided both are Chris
tian gentlemen? All justice and honor
to Robinson Crusoe, and all honor and
Justice to the Man Friday"
I'm the form of a serpent are SO
many millions of working people VINO
prepare our food, our fuel, our clothes,
and our luxurieS innumerable. Many
of these servants are poorly paid. Some
starve, but none grow rich. With in
creasing ChristianiZation there is aproS-
pect of betterment. The Knights of
Labor and other such fraternitleS,
labOring mems clubs and meetings, ana
even their plcnlcS, all nave liltdiilhS'
From the form of servant labor is
rising to its true loneliness. The
democracy of labor is shaping itself
into an organized republic. Capital
must now also take the form of
servant, else there will be war. The
true solution and only safety will be
found in the spirit of mutual service
that capital and labor should render to
each other. To both we must learn to
say boldly: LET this spirit, which was
in Christ, be in YOU" All round man
must say to man: LET us rule one
another by helping one another"
We must all walk in the pathway OF
goodness, esteeming it above greatness,
and possibly that goal will be reached
before we are aware. The tallest gates
in the universe open for the man, who,
following the Christ, lives for man.